This Is How Many More Women Are Giving Head Than Guys

In seriously depressing but not-so-surprising news: There are some big differences between the sexes when it comes to going down on each other.

According to a study of 900 undergrads from Canada, published in the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, women are twice as likely to have given oral without ever getting it in return (26 percent vs. only 10 percent of men). Definitely not cool, guys.

What's even suckier, only 28 percent of women said they actually enjoyed giving blow jobs—despite the fact that they were doing it more. Womp. Men were significantly more likely to have fun during the act: Fifty-two percent rated going down on their partners as "super hot." (ER, SO WHY AREN'T MORE OF THEM ACTUALLY DOING IT?)

Two-thirds of participants reported giving and/or receiving oral sex as part of their most recent hookup, and said that getting below-deck action was “very pleasurable," while giving it was "slightly less pleasurable." But you probably didn't need 900 college kids to tell you that. (Making your partner orgasm is hot, but not nearly as hot as being on the receiving end. #SorryNotSorry)

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The study also found that women who were either living with, engaged to, or married to their partners found oral stimulation way more pleasurable than it was during a casual hookup or friends-with-benefits sitch. Men didn’t have the same issue with casual partners. Shocking, we know.

Moral of the story? If your guy is down with oral, don't be afraid to ask for seconds. He might actually be enjoying it a lot more than you think!

Oh, and if he isn't into oral, feel free to have a chronic headache.

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